bgirdler Report post Posted January 4, 2009 Got up at 4:30 this morning in a borrowed F150, my truck got totaled on Christmas day, and got everything ready to go to my blind. Turn on my GPS to double check the blind location, says low battery and dies after few minutes. I thought I had just changed those! Oh well I know the general area. I get it to work one more time so I can narrow it down and make it in my blind by 5:50. At 6:15 something big is splashing around behind me to my left, but its too dark. No clue, I figure a deer or other decent size animal. By 8:30 no sings of anything, I think there is just too much water now. They don't have to use my water spot. I decided to glass and still hunt, cause I still suck at glassing. (see glassing report below). I tried to take a picture of me before I left to glass to show off the beautiful country, but both batteries were dead, I got one good pic and then nothing. As I was leaving my truck to the hill I was gonna glass from I spotted a doe 250 yards away with my naked eye! Get over there and can't find any deer. Only glass up 2 blue and white football shaped birds. No deer after an hour, I was impatient and wanted to check a new spot. But it was a row of tanks, and didn't show much sign of activity. Took a 45 minute nap around 1230. Then headed home around 2 after driving to try to find some new places. I need to learn to glass better and to go out with someone who is good at glassing. If anyone is ever interested, let me know. Good company is always welcome. Now for the one pic, my first pic attempt...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted January 4, 2009 Great picture Good luck on the hunt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted January 4, 2009 That is a nice pic. Get restocked on batteries and get back out there! Glassing skills will come with practice. Hopefully you will find someone to go out with. You can also choose the option of paying for some glassing lessons from Duwane Adams, who co-wrote the book "How to Hunt Coues Deer". He gives some great lessons and it sounds like you would really benefit from his experience. He is real easy to talk to, just give him a call and see what he can offer you. His number and email are on his website. http://www.arizonabiggamehunting.com/ Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COUESAZ Report post Posted January 4, 2009 Oh man you have a few things to learn my friend. If you saw the two football birds, You had to b close to the deer. I hope you have better luck this trip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bgirdler Report post Posted January 4, 2009 Oh man you have a few things to learn my friend. If you saw the two football birds, You had to b close to the deer. I hope you have better luck this trip. Care to tell me what it is I should have learned? What kind of birds were they? They were chasing each other around. I glassed that area a lot more after I saw them and got saw nothing. I know I have a lot to learn. This my first time hunting since mid high school and the first time where I am doing everything my self. So I have almost everything to learn prolly. But that's part of the fun right! I am loving being out there, but would love seeing deer even more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
